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Recovery, Rebuilding, Resilience Under COVID-19 – Episode 13

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IFAD calls for greater investment to end extreme poverty and hunger

Ending extreme poverty and hunger will be difficult without more investment and more innovative approaches. See how IFAD is building the resilience of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Blog

Three reasons to invest in land tenure security

For rural people, especially low-income rural people, land and livelihood are one and the same.

Tags: CROPS, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, GENDER, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, LAND, LIVESTOCK AND RANGELAND, NUTRITION

Story

Idris and Sabrina Elba call for investments in rural agriculture to fight rising hunger

For Idris Elba, returning to Sierra Leone late last year was about two things: reconnecting with his roots and learning about the challenges facing the country where his father was born, so that he could become a better advocate for its people

Tags: COVID-19

Research and data

The Land Tenure Security Advantage: A catalytic asset for sustainable and inclusive rural transformation

The Land Tenure Security Advantage presents an overview of IFAD’s engagement in securing land tenure for the rural poor.
Research Series Issue 62: The spillover effects of seed producer groups on non-member farmers in mid-hill communities of Nepal

Rice farmers in the mid-hills region of Nepal are vulnerable to drought, which can drastically reduce yields. Stress-tolerant rice varieties can mitigate this vulnerability, as can having a high seed replacement rate and using best management practices in rice cultivation.

Events

30 OCT

Leveraging reimbursable technical assistance to achieve SDGs 1 and 2

30 October 2020

02 NOV

IFAD at the Youth at Heart Virtual Forum

02 November 2020

IFAD and the SDGs

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IFAD calls for greater investment to end extreme poverty and hunger

Three reasons to invest in land tenure security

Idris and Sabrina Elba call for investments in rural agriculture to fight rising hunger

IFAD and COVID-19